CHAPTER 59 - FASCELL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
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§ 4901 Fellowship program for temporary service at United States missions abroad
(a) Establishment There is hereby established a fellowship program pursuant to which the Secretary of State will provide fellowships to United States citizens while they serve, for a period of between one and two years, in positions which would otherwise be held by foreign national employees at United States diplomatic or consular missions abroad.
(b) Designation of fellowships Fellowships under this chapter shall be known as “Fascell Fellowships”.
(c) Purpose of fellowships Fellowships under this chapter shall be provided in order to allow the recipient (hereafter in this chapter referred to as a “Fellow”) to serve on a short-term basis at a United States diplomatic or consular mission abroad in order to obtain first hand exposure to that country, including (as appropriate) independent study in that country’s area studies or languages.
(d) Individuals who may receive a fellowship To receive a fellowship under this chapter, an individual must be a United States citizen who is an undergraduate or graduate student, a teacher, scholar, or other academic, or an other individual, who has expertise in international affairs, foreign languages, or career and professional experience or interest in international affairs, and who has a working knowledge of the principal language of the country in which he or she would serve.
(e) Women and members of minority groups In carrying out this section, the Secretary of State shall actively recruit women and members of minority groups.
§ 4902 Fellowship Board
(a) Establishment and function There is hereby established a Fellowship Board (hereafter in this chapter referred to as the “Board”), which shall select the individuals who will be eligible to serve as Fellows.
(b) Membership The Board shall consist of 7 members as follows: A senior official of the Department of State (who shall be the chair of the Board), designated by the Secretary of State. An officer or employee of the Department of Commerce, designated by the Secretary of Commerce. Five academic specialists in international affairs or foreign languages, appointed by the Secretary of State (in consultation with the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the chairman and ranking minority 1 of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate).
(c) Meetings The Board shall meet at least once each year to select the individuals who will be eligible to serve as Fellows.
(d) Compensation and per diem Members of the Board shall receive no compensation on account of their service on the Board, but while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of their duties under this chapter, may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703 of title 5 .
§ 4903 Fellowships
(a) Number Up to 100 fellowships may be provided under this chapter each year. Not less than 15 shall be provided during fiscal year 1993.
(b) Remuneration and period The Board shall determine, taking into consideration the position in which each Fellow will serve and his or her experience and expertise— the amount of remuneration the Fellow will receive for his or her service under this chapter, and the period of the fellowship, which shall be between one and two years.
(c) Training Each Fellow may be given appropriate training at the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center or other appropriate institution.
(d) Housing and transportation The Secretary of State shall, pursuant to regulations— provide housing for each Fellow while the Fellow is serving abroad, including (where appropriate) housing for family members; and pay the costs and expenses incurred by each Fellow in traveling between the United States and the country in which the Fellow serves, including (where appropriate) travel for family members.
(e) Effective date Subsection (d) of this section shall not take effect until October 1, 1986 .
§ 4904 Secretary of State
(a) Determinations The Secretary of State shall determine which of the individuals selected by the Board will serve at each United States diplomatic or consular mission abroad and the position in which each will serve.
(b) Authorities Fellows may be employed— under a temporary appointment in the civil service; under a limited appointment in the Foreign Service; or by contract under the provisions of section 2669(c) of this title .
(c) Funding Funds appropriated to the Department of State for “Salaries and Expenses” shall be used for the expenses incurred in carrying out this chapter.